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the sequestration did force the faa to cut more than $600 million from its budget. got to make up for the money somehow. what it is going to be doing is furloughing some of the country's 15,000 air traffic controllers. specifically, they are going to ask them to take one day off every two weeks through september. airports will have to delay their takeoff so that the short staff controlled towers don't get overwhelmed trying to land those planes. the airports feeling the brunt are going to be the ones in new york, d.c. and chicago's o'hare. in chicago, they might have to shut down one of their two control towers. as you can imagine, what impacts the east coast and midwest certainly trickles down out here to the west coast. sfo, the federal government saying, they could see delays of up to 90 minutes. one of the terminals had not seen any delays, nothing significant or out of the ordinary for a monday morning. definitely nothing in a 90-minute range. but, again, it is early in the day. yesterday was actually when this went into effect. that was a sunday, wasn't much i
the sequestration did force the faa to cut more than $600 million from its budget. got to make up for the money somehow. what it is going to be doing is furloughing some of the country's 15,000 air traffic controllers. specifically, they are going to ask them to take one day off every two weeks through september. airports will have to delay their takeoff so that the short staff controlled towers don't get overwhelmed trying to land those planes. the airports feeling the brunt are going to be...
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we have seen the faa budget for controllers rise 50%, and traffic is down 27%. so we're throwing more money to handle less of a problem, yet now is the time we chose to start making the american people feel the pain? it just doesn't make sense. >> shepard: the american people are already feeling the pain. i've been flying for a long time, and it's never been like this. every flight you get on, it's filled to the brim. the planes are smaller, the number of people vrabel to help you is fewer, and flying is often miserable, and wasn't always like this. wasn't leak this a couple of years ago. it's like we're down to almost one airline, and you wonder when we'll reach the tipping point and people go, enough. >> you're right. airlines are really cutting everyplace they can to make money. airlines are more profit baseball and i think the passenger experience is suffererring. >> they are lot more profitable, making tons of money and passengers are suffering. you wonder when it is that customers go, no, you have to do better. i guess unless and until there's an alternati
we have seen the faa budget for controllers rise 50%, and traffic is down 27%. so we're throwing more money to handle less of a problem, yet now is the time we chose to start making the american people feel the pain? it just doesn't make sense. >> shepard: the american people are already feeling the pain. i've been flying for a long time, and it's never been like this. every flight you get on, it's filled to the brim. the planes are smaller, the number of people vrabel to help you is...
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the faa said planes will have to take off and land more frequently. that would translate to potential longer lines at the airport. joining me is the spokesperson for sfo. can you give me an idea of how many travelers will be out on every given day or? >> what i can tell you, it's about a 10% of reduction. if i'm an air traffic controller, one of my days out of ten is reduced as the furlough. >> reporter: do you have any idea if this will impact the lines? >> i think where we might see some effect is more from the faa perspective. i don't know if it will affect the lines at the airport. but in terms of flight delays, if there's another airport that has congestion issues or staffing issues, even if we're fined locally, we may experience delays to and from the location. it's very much a nationwide issue. >> reporter: it's a juggling act for you. i think one of the things we can expect, there is a procedure we use and that requires an extra controller. not an issue today but if we have bad weather conditions, we might not be able to use that procedure. >>
the faa said planes will have to take off and land more frequently. that would translate to potential longer lines at the airport. joining me is the spokesperson for sfo. can you give me an idea of how many travelers will be out on every given day or? >> what i can tell you, it's about a 10% of reduction. if i'm an air traffic controller, one of my days out of ten is reduced as the furlough. >> reporter: do you have any idea if this will impact the lines? >> i think where we...
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the faa tells fox business that the traffic isn't necessarily because of these automatic budget cuts that are laying off a number of employees. they are supposed to layoff -- furlough, excuse me not layoff, furlough anywhere between 15,000 air traffic controllers, they have to take a day off every couple of weeks. and the faa is actually being sued by the airline industry because they say it's a maxim packet the way that they have designed these particular cuts. the airlines say the way they are designed will cost them money. >> people make their plans long in advance, some people have vacation plans, if this starts to rollout the way the faa has said that it will, people are going to not be able to rebook in all cases. their summer vacation plans will be blown and that is a horrible position to put the traveling bub in. >> reporter: so here are the numbers. the budget of the faa every year $16 billion, cuts of $637 million to comply when what is known as the sequester the automatic budget cuts. air traffic controller furloughs should save them $200 million they say. the total number
the faa tells fox business that the traffic isn't necessarily because of these automatic budget cuts that are laying off a number of employees. they are supposed to layoff -- furlough, excuse me not layoff, furlough anywhere between 15,000 air traffic controllers, they have to take a day off every couple of weeks. and the faa is actually being sued by the airline industry because they say it's a maxim packet the way that they have designed these particular cuts. the airlines say the way they...
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the faa is not going to compromise safety but they are going to take their time and that's boeing to cause trouble, particularly if you're flying during busy times. martha: all right. peter goelz, we'll see how it works out. thank you so much, sir. good to see you. >> thanks, martha. bill: there is deadly flooding in six different states and concerns are growing that things are about to get a whole lot worse. the spring thaw is here for images like these. we'll take you there. martha: big question today on this. did the boston bombing suspects slip through the cracks of our intelligence? we're learning what the fbi warned about in terms of radical views of the older brother. top lawmakers are asking, how could that happen? congressman peter king is one of them. he will be here coming up martha: new reports that the suspect in the boston bombing is awake and is communicating to some extend with investigators according to these reports today. this is big news, obviously, as dzhokhar tsarnaev remains under heavy guard in the hospital since allegedly helping to execute the worst attack o
the faa is not going to compromise safety but they are going to take their time and that's boeing to cause trouble, particularly if you're flying during busy times. martha: all right. peter goelz, we'll see how it works out. thank you so much, sir. good to see you. >> thanks, martha. bill: there is deadly flooding in six different states and concerns are growing that things are about to get a whole lot worse. the spring thaw is here for images like these. we'll take you there. martha: big...
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faa warning in some cases passengers could see delays up to 90 minutes or more. that is nationwide. this is all part of the sequestration cuts imposed by congress in order try and save more than $600 million. we'll have a look at your local weather and traffic right after this break. hey! did you know that honey nut cheerios has oats that can help lower cholesterol? and it tastes good? sure does! ♪ wow. [ buzz ] delicious, right? yeah. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... ♪ well, would you look at the time... what's the rush? bee happy. bee healthy. with clusters of flakes and o's. oh, ho ho... it's the honey sweetness. i...i mean, you...love. >>> current temperatures already showing numbers closing in on 80 around livermore, fairfield. some of the warmer places we'll see. slight offshore breeze. we should see the sea breeze kick in later this afternoon. but in the meantime upper 80s to low 90s for valley temperatures, 70s closer to san francisco. cooler temperatures start to arrive tomorrow. more noticeable cooling as the sea breeze really cranks up by wednesday. mike. >> ki
faa warning in some cases passengers could see delays up to 90 minutes or more. that is nationwide. this is all part of the sequestration cuts imposed by congress in order try and save more than $600 million. we'll have a look at your local weather and traffic right after this break. hey! did you know that honey nut cheerios has oats that can help lower cholesterol? and it tastes good? sure does! ♪ wow. [ buzz ] delicious, right? yeah. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... ♪ well, would...